Golf bag



-' NOV. 4, 1930. s SUTCLIFFE 1,780,802

GOLF BAG Filed Oct. 18, 1929 Patented Nov. 4, 1930 warren STATES?STANLEY HARRY SUTCLIFFE, or n-AnLnT'r, ENGLAND GOLF A Application filed.October 18, 1929, Serial No. 400,632, and in Great Britain September 27,1929.

This invention relates to golf bags, It is Well known that the bindingson the shafts of golf clubs are liable to be worn by the friction causedby the withdrawal of the club 5 from the bag. 7

It is the main object of this invention to provide means whereby thiswear may be eliminated or reduced. r 10 In a golf bag constructed inaccordance bag is divided into twoor more compartments by one or morepartitions which are detachably' mounted in or fixed across the mouth ofthe bag, and comprise a spindle on which is mounted one or moreanti-friction rollers.

The partitions may be of any convenient shape, for'example, they may bearranged as transverse chords or as half ahexagon.

The partitions may be secured to the bag in any convenient manner, suchfor example,

as by clips or screw threaded nuts.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing of which Figure1 is a perspective View of a golf bag provided with two divisions orpartitions arranged as transverse chords; Figure 2 is alsimilar Viewwith one partition formed as half a hexagon; whilst Figure 3 is asectional view of one 30 form of partition. 7

Referring to Figure 1, the golf bag 1 is provided with two partitions 2arranged as I,

transverse chords, and each comprising a spindle on which are rotatablymounted antifriction rollers 3, spaced apart by washers, beads or thelike 4:. Each roller is of a length equal approximately to thediameterof the shaft of a golf club and is made of rubber or othersuitable material.- The partitionQ is providedat each endwith a clip '5adapted detachably to secure the partition to the mouth of thegolfb'ag 1. V

In-the arrangement shown in Figure 2, the partition 2 is arranged as atransverse chord whilst the other partition 2 is shaped as half ahexagon. The spindle of the partition 2 is screw threaded at each endand is secured in position in the mouth of the bag by means of nuts 6. 1V

50 In the form of roller shown in Figure 3,

with the present invention, the mouth of the .and at least one rubberroller mounted on said the roller comprises a metal tube 7. mounted onthe spindle 8 and provided with a rubber covering 9. 1

Owing to the length of each roller being, asstated above, approximatelyequal to the diameter of the shaft of a club, it will be seen that eachgolf club can rest against a roller.

. On withdrawal of a club from the bag, .tlie

shaft in contact with a roller, causes the said roller to rotate andthereby considerably reduce friction, wear of the binding being thuseliminated or minimized.

The combination with a golf bag, of at least one spindle dividing saidbag into a plurality of compartments, means for mounting said spindleacrossthe mouth of the bag, and at least one anti-friction rollermounted on I said spindle. i 7

'2. The combination with a golf bag, of at least one spindle dividingsaid bag into a plurality of compartments, meansfor mount- 7 ing saidspindle across the mouth of the bag, and at least one resilientanti-friction roller mounted on said spindle 3. The combination with agolf bag, of at least one spindle dividing said bag into a plurality ofcompartments, means for mounting said spindle across the mouth of thebag,

spindle. V

4. The combination with a golf bag, of at least one spindle dividingsaid bag into a plurality of compartments, means for mounting saidspindle across the mouth of the bag, a plurality of anti-frictionrollers mounted on said spindle, and spacing members be- 1 tween saidrollers. i

5. The combination ofa golf bag, atleast' two'spindles dividing said baginto at least three compartments, one spindle beingarranged'as atransverse chord and another as half a hexagon, means for mounting thespin idles across the mouth of the bag, and at least one anti-frictionroller mounted 011 each spin- 9 dle. l

6. The combination withja golfbag, of a spindle arranged as a halfhexagon and di viding the bag into a plurality of compart- I JAE ments,means for mounting the spindle across f V said spind thm'outh ofthe'bag, anti-friction ro llens V respectiveliy mounted on the angularparts of In testimony that. I claim the foregoing fo .be my invention, Ihave signed my name this i 7 th day of October, 1929.

I STANLEY;HARRY' SUTCLIFFE; j

